The Irish standard., 1887-08-20
FARM CHAT.

| TIE farmers in one section Of Calitor
MIA have organized an order for the exter
mination of rabbits, and call it 18th,
| Ancient Order of Exterminators.
! A VERY small sum of money invested i,
avis, wax and thread will, during tht
year, if used when necessary, save large
per cent. in the price of a set Of new har
ness.
| You've chicks will eat wheat when they
are two weeks old, and they should be
given plenty OF it. When they droop from
| rapid feathering, they should be allowed {
| small proportion of meat daily.
| A STORY is related Of the fertility of the
! soil Of California in which it is said a man
| set out two olive posts on each side Of his
! gateway, and in two years time. the posts
| grew into trees bearing a crop Of ten
! bushels of fruit.
! a TABLESPOONFUL Of glycerine and few
! drops OF nitric acid 10 pint Of drinking
| water will generally cure fowl that
| shows symptoms OF bronchitis, when ac-
companied by gurgling sound in the
throat us if choking
SHOULD buggy Or wagon tire become a
little loose from shrinkaga OF the felloes,
| instead OF taxing the wheel to the shop to
have the tire cut and replacei, get half a
| pretty well, pour the same in a shallow
dish and give the wheel two or three turns
around through it; the Oil penetrating the
felloes Will so swell the,1i that the tire wal!
become as tight as ever.
If you have old trees.that have failed to
yield profitable crops Of fruit dig the soil
up thoroug ghly and then apply good dress
ing of well-rotted stable. manure and
work thoroughly into the soil. Then, if
you have them apply a dressing OF wood
ashes. II these fail to revive the tree,
after giving a good pruning, it Is about
past REDEEM ption, and should give way to
something better.
Cows shouli be cleaned with q card and
brush, and g clean mixer will use a
sponge and water and q towel to wash
off the ulder and teats. When the
hair is loosening and falling of, the
milk and butter can not be kept free from
these unless the card and brush are used
always before milking. A rather stiff
brush is required, as the skin can not be
made clean unless the loose dust and
scales Of skin are removed
IN regard to watering Of field crops,
such as cabbages, cau!ltiowers and celery,
there seems to be a growing opinion that
they are often injured by too much water
if heavy rain should Immediately follow
an artificial irrigation. Celery, TOO. is
sometimes injured by watering injudic-
iously, the wet soil baking around the
plants to their injury; this may be avoided
by Immediately following the water by
the pillow and hos as soon as dry enough.
A HORSE afflicted with thrush may be
henehcially treated as follows: The animal
must be placed in clean stall, with dry:
floor, we'll Uttered. The seat of the dis
ease should be thoroughly cleaned and all
unhealthy growth removed, Then apply
this: Calomei. one-half ounce; sweet oil,
two ounces. Mix this and spread il on q
piece CT lint or oakum, and insert in the
cleft OF the frog, and over any other dis
eased parts. the whole should be covered
with layer Of wood tar, or {. leatlier shoe
may be used for q while until the disease
IS eradicated.
IT is not uncommon to see animals early
tucRed on pasture lose flesh The pastures,
are also injured. The ground is wet and
soft. and the grasses, except, possibly,
bluegrass, are impaired by the trampGng
they suffer. t5razed upon before they
have made a good root-growth aud gath
cred considerable vigor, grasses ara slow
70 start up again, and their growth is fee-
BILE. Pasturing early, therefore, is ex-
trayagant. II the animals are kept ON
dry feed two weeks longer they witt con-
tinue to gain flesh instead OF losing it.